Range



J. F. LAMB.

RANGE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT,10.19I9- 1,416,478. Patented M y 16, 1922.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 1 INVENTOR] Joseph FLamb W ATTORNEY.

LAMB.

RANGE.

- APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 10. 1919.

Patented May 16, 1922.

4 SHEETSSHEET 2.

INVENTOR.

Joseph F Lamb BY h!) ATTORNEY.

J. F. LAMB.

RANGE. APPLICATlDNHLED SEPT. 10, 919.

Patented May16, 1922.

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J. F. LAMB.

m ca. APPLICAHON FILED SEPT. 10. 1919 1,416,478. Patented ay16,1922. 4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

I N VEN TOR.

Joseph 1? Lamb i HIS A TTORNEY.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH F. LAMB, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO LANDE'RS, FRARY &' CLARK, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A. CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented May 16, 1922 Application filed. September 10, 1919. Serial No. 322,797.

.and useful Improvements in a Range, of

which the following is a' specification.

This invention has as its object to provide an improved electric range having featuresof novelty and advantage; r

In the accompanying drawings: Fig. 1 is a perspective view of. a double sided range.

Fig. 2 IS a perspective view sided range. a

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of'the ran'ge shown in Fig. 2 with the door of theoven in full open position.

Fig. 1 is a front. elevational view" of the oven with the door partly openri; o

Fig. 5 is a sectionalview through that portion of the stove in which the broiler is located. Q i I Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the broiler drawer with the broiler mounted therein, parts of the drawer being broken away for purpose of clearness.

Fig.7 is a top pla'rnview of a broiler drawer within which is positioned a pan.-

the drawer and Referring to t e drawings in detail, a des' nates the, body of the range mounted on Fig. 8 is a longitudinal section through anillustrated in Fig. 7.

i l gs 10and having atop 11, and an apron 12; b, a back upright arising from the back of the stove, and c, an oven carried by the back upright and extending over and spaced above the top 11'.

The parts of the range are preferably formed of sheet metal pressed into the proper shape. In the top 11 are the hot plates 13 and while the arrangement of these 'hot plates may be varied, in the double sided range shown in i p is centrally locate with respect to the top ofthe stove, two hot plates are located at each side of the oven and one hot plate is located beneath the front end of the oven. In the sin le sided range shown in Fig. 2-

and wherein the oven overhangs one. side of the top of the stove, thereare three hot plates, two top notoverhun by the oven and one being arranged beneat the front end of the oven.

of a single Fi l and wherein the oven located in that portion of the.

a The switches. 15 controlling the different heat unlts are located in the front of the apron 12. The numeral 17 designates a broiler drawer which is slidably mounted in an opening in the front of the apron. In the double sided range shown in Fig. 1, a switch panel is arranged at either side of the centrallyv located broiler drawer while in the single sided range shown in Fig. 2 the switches are all located to one side of the broiler. drawer 17. a

Carried'by thejback upright b at each slde of the oven shown in ig. 1, and at one sideofthe oven shown in Fi 2, are.

shelves 18which may beemploye to support a'water heater 19'or a cooking utensil,

like a percolator, chafin dish or fiat iron.

For purpose of illustratlon, a percolator is shown in full lines as-located onthe right hand shelf of the double sided range in Fig. 1. The heater 19 may have a separate. heating element which is connected up with a plug or socket 21 located in the back upright and, if desired, another plug or socket 22 may .be located in the back upright be neath the oven so that a portable cooking utensil may be connected thereto, or, if desired, a light can be placed in this socket.

In the double sided range, there is a third socket 24 to which the utensil located upon the right hand shelf 18 may be connected.

It will be seen from the foregoing description-that, as the oven 0 is spaced above the-top of the stove, there is a clear uninterrupted space across the-top of the stove which insures a free circulation of air across the stop of the. hot plates. This makes it agreeable for anyone to work at the range, ascorners such as are present when the oven rests on the top of the stove and in which the heat becomes pocketed, are entirely eliminated. Furthermore,

with the overhanging oven it is not necessary to .make ranges constructed in accordance with the present invention left and ri ht handed for it is immaterial whether. the light comes from the right or the left as the space beneath the oven will allow propler illumination of that side of the top of t e stove further away from the window 'throu h which the light comes. It will be seen t at the overhanging oven does not reduce the effective cooking area of the top 11, so that I obtain a. greater cooking area than can be had in other ranges of the same size. This means that the length or frontage of a range constructed in accordance with the present invention may be materially less than that of a range in which the oven rests on the top of the stove, and yet have an equivalent cooking area; By arranging the hot plates in the manner described, it is not necessary to reach over one hot plate to get to another hot plate.

The door 25 of the oven preferably swings about a vertical pivot through an angle of 180 degrees and has adjacent its lower edge an arc-shaped tray 26 which extends into the oven above the heating unit 27 when the door is closed. The tray 26 is slotted to allow the heat to passto the utensil ,thereabove. This tray 26 is of advantage in that when it is desired to remove a pan from the oven, the door is opened through an angle of 90 degrees and the pan resting on the cleats or shelves in the oven is then drawn out and placed upon the arc-shaped tray whereafter the door can be swung into the full open position shown in Fig. 3 and in this position both handles of the pan may be readily grasped without any inconvenience or danger of burning the person handling the pan. In ovens having the usual letdown door, it is necessary to' reach one hand into the front of the oven to grip the rear handle of the pan. Furthermore, the letdown door makes it inconvenient to get into the oven to clean the same, whereas with a swinging door having an arc-shaped tray,

. within this like, cannot fly out of the drawer and the heat generated is retained Within the casin Suspended from the top of the casing is an electrical heating element 31 and to permit the upper edge of the rear end of the 7 drawer to clear this element, the rear wall of the drawer is cut away as at 33. In Figs. 5 and 6, I have illustrated the broiler as being supported by lugs 34 and secured to the broiler drawer 17 It is referable, 7 however, to provide, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, a pan l2 within the broiler drawer 17 and to support the broiler on the lugs 34 and 35 pan. The pan 42, which is somewhat shorter in length and narrower in 8 width than the drawer 17, is positioned between the beveled cleats 43 riveted or other wise secured to the bottom of the drawer. The broiler (Z, which is of novel construction, has a pair of hingedly connected sides or 8 grids at the rear corners of each of which are laterally extending fingers 36 adapted to rest on the lugs 35 and the arrangement of the parts is such that the handles of the grids are adapted to rest on the lugs 34. 9 It will readily be seen from Fig. 6 that the broiler may be adjusted vertically relative to the heating element by moving the broiler from the lugs of one plane to those of another. It will also be seen that the broiler 9 is always supported from its up er side or grid so that variations in the tiiekness of the meat being cooked are not material in adjusting the position of the meat relative to the heatingelement. lVhen,ashereinafter 10 described, themeat is properly clamped be tween thetwo grids of the broiler, after turning the broiler and then, suspending the broiler from the same lugs as those from which it was previously suspended, the upper side of the meat is the same distance away from the heating plate or element 31 as was the other side of the meat when it was facing up. The rear end of the lugs 34 and the door can be swung into full open position so that a person can get close to the oven and even where the door cannot be swung into full open position, a person can get nearer to the oven by stepping to the curved side of the arc-shaped tray.

It will be seen from Fig. 5 that the edges of the holes in the sheet metal top 11 and in which the hot plates 13 are located are flanged slightly as at 29 and the hot plate 35 are bent upwardly to form stops which has a little angular groove adjacent its edge prevent the grids from moving rearwardly which fits over this flange. off of the lugs. In positioning the broiler In accordance with the present invention, on the lower lugs, it is clear that the fingers I provide a broiler drawer 17 which is remov- 36 are first positioned on the lower lugs 35, ably located in the range so that the drawer, (this being easily accomplished as the lower together with the broiler (Z carried thereby, lugs extend forwardly of the upper lugs) may be removed when it is desired to get at the broiler is then moved rearwardly of the drawer so that the handles of the grids will the broiler or to clean the drawer. In the present illustrative disclosure, there is loclear the upper lug 34, and then the broiler cated beneath the top of the stove a casing is moved forwardly to position the handle of 30 f the upper grid upon the lower lug 34. When the meat is to be turned, the drawer 17 is pulled out and then access can be readil had to the interior of the drawer to lift the broiler out, turn it over and replace it and all of this is done right in or over the drawer so that the drippings will go into the pan 42 or drawer 17 and cannot fall into the stove or on the floor during the cooking operation. The drawer or pan, of course, may

casing slide.

has a sliding fit in the casing 30. preferably the side and rear walls of the drawer being of substantially the same height as the easing and the front wall of the drawer being arranged to form a closure for the casing, which is of advantage in that grease or the be properly enamelled or otherwise finished so it can be taken out of the stove and thoroughly cleaned.

The two sides or grids of the broiler are connected together at their rearends by a pair of toggle links 37 so that the distance between the sides can be varied to accommodate meat or other articles of different thicknesses. The grids are clamped in position against the meat by chains 38 and 39. The chain 38 is secured at one end to one grid and the other grid has a hook 40 to which the other end of the chain 38 may be adjustably secured. The other chain is permanently secured at one end to the handle of one grid and is adapted to be passed about the handle of' the other grid and-then be adjustably secured to the handle of the first grid.

It is to be understood thatthe present dis-- closure of my invention is by way of illustration only and-is not to be taken as restrictive thereof and that the invention is susceptible of various modifications and changes which would be within the spirit of the invention without departing from the scope of the following claims.

1. In a range, a chamber, means for heat ing the same, and a broiler drawer removably located in said chamber beneath said heating means and having an imperforate bottom and also a front wall closing the V front of said chamber.

2. In a range, a chamber having heating means in its upper portion, a broiler drawer removably located in and of substantially the same height and width as said chamber and having an imperforate bottom and also a front wall forming a closure for said chamber.

3".i- In a range, a chamber, an electrical heating unit suspended from the top of said chamber, and a broiler drawer of substantially the same size as and removably located in said chamber, the rear wall of said drawer being cut away to,clear said heating unit. 1

4. In a range, a chamber, means for heat ing the same, a broiler drawer removably located in and of substantially the same height and width as said chamber and having an im erforate bottom and also a front wall forming a closure for said chamber, and means in said drawer for removably supporting a broiler.

5. In a range, heating means, a broiler comprising a pair of grids adapted to receive therebetween articles to be heated, and means for supporting said broiler from its upper grid beneath said heating means.

,-6-.- In a range, an electrical heating unit, a removable drawer beneath said heating unit, a removable broiler comprisin a pair of grids adapted to receive there etween articles to be heated, and cooperating means within said drawer and on said broiler for i supporting the latter from its under side.

7. In a range, heating means, a removable be heated, and means on each of said grids adapted to cooperate with said lugs.

9. In a range, a removable drawer having 3. lug at one end and a lug on each side adjacent its other end, and a broiler comprismg two grids each provided with a handle adapted to engage said end lug and also provided at each forward end with a finger for cooperationwith said side lugs.

10. In a range, a removable drawer having at its forward endand on each side adjacent its rear end sets of vertically spaced lugs, and a broiler having two grids each provided with a handle adapted to engage the In s at the forward end of the drawer and a so provided at each forward corner with a finger for engaging with the lugs on the sides of the drawer.

JOSEPH LAMB. 

